the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
"After visiting Johannesburg, she exchanged her dollars for rand at the airport currency booth."
a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
"The rugged rand terrain of northern Pretoria is known for its vast reserves of gold, coal, and manganese."
The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
"The exchange rate fluctuated wildly when investors panicked about the value of their rand holdings."
a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)
In plain English: A rand is the official money used to buy things in South Africa.
"She exchanged her dollars for rand to pay for dinner in South Africa."
Usage: Use this word to describe steep, rocky slopes found in South African geography or as a synonym for "marsh edge" when referring to wetlands. Avoid using it outside these specific regional contexts where general terms like hillside or shoreline would be more appropriate.
To rant; to storm.
"He began to rand about the unfair treatment he received from his boss."
Initialism of reasonable and nondiscriminatory: a standard used with respect to licensing.
"The patent agreement stipulated that all future licenses would be granted on RAND terms."
In plain English: Rand means having no money at all and being unable to pay for anything you need.
"The rand was low today, making our foreign trip more expensive than usual."
The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.
"Many experts follow the RAND Corporation's reports on global defense strategy."
A surname.
Initialism of Research and Development: a nonprofit global policy think tank.
The word "rand" comes from Old English and originally meant the edge or border of something. It traveled into modern usage with this same meaning, describing a strip along the outer limit of an object like paper or metal.